The less-than-stellar sales for Sony’s next-generation video game console PlayStation 3 continued Thursday as the platform was made available in Europe. According to reports from around Europe, the scene bore little resemblance to the frenzy that greeted the release of the PlayStation 2 console in 2000. After the scheduled midnight launch, from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Paris, and even Australia, reports indicate only a fraction of the anticipated number of gamers showed up to purchase the PS3.
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Was PS3’s European Debut a Dud?
Posted by: Walaika Haskins March 23, 2007 02:15 PMThe less-than-stellar sales for Sony’s next-generation video game console PlayStation 3 continued Thursday as the platform was made available in Europe. According to reports from around Europe, the scene bore little resemblance to the frenzy that greeted the release of the PlayStation 2 console in 2000. After the scheduled midnight launch, from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Paris, and even Australia, reports indicate only a fraction of the anticipated number of gamers showed up to purchase the PS3.